Category Archives: mini-poems

Pet Portrait Special!!!

Posted on April 30, 2012 by stephanieallison

May is National Pet Month in the US, and in honor of that, I am running a special on Pet Portraits. Commission a portrait of your pet, any size, through the month of May and receive a 10% discount.  In … Continue reading →

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Sometimes It’s Good to Stay in Your Jammies

Posted on February 20, 2012 by stephanieallison

Sooner or later it happens to all artists:  you just can’t seem to come up with anything new.  Nothing to write about, nothing to paint.  Just blank pages, a blank canvas.  I can’t say I’m suffering from writer’s block, or … Continue reading →

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Moonlighting

Posted on February 7, 2012 by stephanieallison

I love moonlight. No matter what time of year, if there’s a full moon, you can usually find me staring up at it.  I even braved near-zero temps and a couple of feet of snow once in upstate New York, … Continue reading →

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Yep, I Only Watch the Super Bowl for the Commercials

Posted on February 5, 2012 by stephanieallison

I’m not particularly interested in football, but I do enjoy the commercials during Super Bowl. And being from New York, I am sort of in favor of the Giants….but mostly, I’m interested in painting, and today I actually got back … Continue reading →

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It’s Not That Easy!

Posted on February 4, 2012 by stephanieallison

When I first came up with the idea of writing a poem a day and taking a photo a day, I thought: how hard can that be?  Well, I didn’t take into consideration the fact that life gets in the … Continue reading →

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The Gang of Five and More….

Posted on January 30, 2012 by stephanieallison

 Once more I find that I am playing catch-up.  Weekends get busy around here, and this past one was no exception. I did take some photographs, and write some mini-poems–but I also spent a lot of time getting re-acquainted with … Continue reading →

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Birds

Posted on January 25, 2012 by stephanieallison

I love cardinals. We have a lot of them hanging out in our yard.  Last year, a pair of them built a nest in the lilac tree right outside the porch window.  The nest was hidden from the outside, but … Continue reading →

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Why I Wake Early

Posted on January 24, 2012 by stephanieallison

That’s the title of a book of poetry by Mary Oliver–one of my favorite poets.  So I decided to take that and see what I could come up with for today’s mini-poem. I do like to wake early, sit on … Continue reading →

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A Mouse in the House

Posted on January 23, 2012 by stephanieallison

Today’s photo is of another 4-legged member of our family:  Charlie.  Yep, I’m a sucker for those big brown eyes!  (Bet you thought I was gonna say a mouse–I’ll get to that later….)I spent the weekend painting, working on a … Continue reading →

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Into the mist…

Posted on January 22, 2012 by stephanieallison

Once again, I’m having to catch up with the photos and mini-poems. I guess that is a good thing, as it indicates that I’m busy, right? Or lazy. I have to admit, it’s been a lazy weekend. Misty, cold, gloomy–good … Continue reading →

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